Welcome to the Freestate Happy Wanderers Website

April 2019: Article in the Baltimore Sun website "Volkmarching in Laurel is 'the people's walk' "

February 2016: Article in Chesapeake 360 (website for the Star Democrat, an Easton, Maryland newspaper) "That's What Maryland Does: Walking"

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Freestate Happy Wanderers Walking Club is one of about 200 U.S. volkssport clubs in the American Volkssport Association (AVA) and the International Federation of Popular Sports (IVV). Freestate Happy Wanderers is a IRS 501 c (3) tax-exempt organization EIN 52- 1665322.  Donations of money and volunteer expenses (with proper documentation) are deductible to the full extent of the law. 

We invite all those interested in fun, fitness and friendship to join us at our events and our monthly meetings. Check out each link on the left for full details of what we offer.

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  • Our Next Scheduled Event:  Millersville, Maryland, Saturday, June 10, 2023